Ben Lee

Ben Lee is a Managing Director of CircleUp Growth Partners, an early-stage consumer fund with a scalable, data-driven approach to investing in visionary entrepreneurs and products. Ben has spent the last 15 years working with early stage consumer brands, with experience as an investor and operator across a broad range of industries, from food and beverage to personal care, home goods, direct marketing, and e-commerce. He previously led CircleUp’s investing marketplace, which connected high-growth consumer companies with accredited investors.  Prior to CircleUp, Ben was an investor at JH Partners, a consumer-focused private equity firm.  Ben received a BS in Physics from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.